The Netherlands survived a scare Tuesday to beat Hungary 5-3 and maintain its 100% record in European Championship qualifying, while Spain stretched its perfect start in Group I with a 3-1 win at Lithuania.

Teenage Fiorentina forward Stevan Jovetic scored twice in a 2-0 win over Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday, with the five-time winners from England failing to create a single chance in the first half.

Nicolas Anelka scored his 14th goal of the season on Sunday to save Chelsea from an embarrassing home defeat to West Ham and earn a 1-1 draw. Anelka equalized six minutes into the second half after Craig Bellamy had scored to put Chelsea, which needed a victory to overtake Liverpool at the top of the English Premier League, in danger of a third home defeat of the season.